Japanese

ほふる
Meaning: to slaughter, to defeat
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 屠る 屠らない
Polite 屠ります 屠りません
Past 屠った 屠らなかった
Polite + Past 屠りました 屠りませんでした
Te-form 屠って 屠らなくて
Potential 屠れる 屠れない
Passive 屠られる 屠られない
Causative 屠らせる 屠らせない
Causative + Passive 屠らされる 屠らされない
Imperative 屠れ 屠るな

Handwriting

屠
る

Example

I read a story about a hero who slays a dragon.

Usage Notes

Can be used for both literal slaughtering of animals and figuratively for defeating an opponent in a competition.

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